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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966077403321

Autore

Dickie George <1926->

Titolo

The century of taste : the philosophical odyssey of taste in the eighteenth century / / George Dickie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c1996

ISBN

0-19-773005-1

1-280-53365-X

0-19-535713-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (169 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

111/.85/09033

Soggetti

Aesthetics, Modern - 18th century

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Basic Theory of Taste: Francis Hutcheson; 2. The Association and Coalescence of Ideas: Alexander Gerard; 3. Complete Associationism: Archibald Alison; 4. Taste and Purpose: Immanuel Kant; 5. Beauties and Blemishes: David Hume; 6. General Evaluation; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a critical account of such central figures in the early development of the modern philosophy of art as Hutcheson, Gerard, Alison, Kant and Hume. It traces the development of the modern theory of artistic taste from its origin to its refinement and complete expression.